Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-20
LOCAL NE WIS.
Brief Mention.

Large line diaries for 1888 at Dorman's
 Elegant Christmas cards at Northrops.
 Bargains in pianos at 643 Chapel street.
 The unrivalled Chase pianos, 643 Chapel street.
 The celebrated Sterling pianos. 64s Chapel street.
 A new electric light has been placed on the corner of Temple and Grove streets.
 Many complaints have been made about citizens not cleaning off their walks after the recent storm.
 The Mount Pleasant Social club gave very enjoyable concert at Loomis' Temple of Mu- sic last evening.
 There is to be a. reunion of the Durand family in this city next Monday at the resi- dence of George A. Durand.
 The schooner Ida H. Matthias. bound from Fall River to Baltimore light, is ashore two miles east of Stratford light.
 Attorney McKean of the firm of Robinson & McKean has sufficiently recovered from his serious accident to be at his office again,
 Mrs. John D. Billiard, of Meriden, died suddenly at Norfolk Sunday. She was daughter of Captain Samuel Spencer of Say brook.
 James F. Healy, the Union street saloon keeper, was robbed of between $100 and $200 Sunday by his son Edward, who has disap- peared.
 The monthly meeting of the Christian En- deavor union was held at the Humphrey street church last evening, Rev. MT. Bray and others officiating.
 Hor5e oro Oy7E ba uaddiu0 of Alexander w. Flynn, the popular Day street grocer, to Miss Annie Conway of Brooklyn. N. Y, at the home of her parents on Wed- nesday evening, December 26.
 At the regular meeting of the l. O. s. B. society Sunday evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President, Marks Jacobs; vice president, Serif Wolfe; recording secretary, E. Reiner; financial sec retary, A. Lambert.
 Perrys store on Chapel street, formerly Plumb's, is a great sesort for buyers of Christmas novelties. The stock is remarka- ply attractive and choice-every article 6 gem selected by MT. Perry, and there is such @ great variety that every taste can be suited and the prices very low.
 Prof. Brastow of Yale preached at the South church, New Britain, Sunday morning in exchange with Dr. Cooper, who preached at the First church. In the evening in his own pulpit Dr. Cooper had "Forefathers' day" service, preaching on the subject "From 5crooby to Plymouth Rock"
 Carriage manufacturers here regretted to learn yesterday of the death of J. F. Stude- baker, the youngest member of the noted western firm of Studebaker Bros, the largest manufacturers of farm wagons in the World. He died at the Leland House, Chicago Sata urday evening of peritonitis. He was stall young business man, only little above fer ty, and man of much business ability. The department he had charge of was the Chicago repository of the firm, the largest carriage and wagon repository in the World. The deceased was quite frequent visitor to this city and known personally to our leading carriage manufacturers and was large buyer of New Haven carriages.
 The splendid and highly superior stock of fur garments and fur goods at Burgess & Burgess famous store outdoes all former ef- forts by tbis old established house. whose long experience and thorough Knowledge of the business enables them to give the very best of returns for money invested, and buy CTS profit well by buying of experienced fur riers. Buyers are more numerous at theiI emporium this season than ever, selecting from the firms big stock of elegant seal sacques high grade plush sacques, beaver sets, boas and all fashionable furs, and this splendid stock and their stock of choice silk and mohair umbrellas, gold or silver handles fur caps, fur gloves, fur robes or fur rugt will be nobIy represented in the Santa Claus reminders in our homes this yule tide seq son.